Day 1 Baseball may be an older sport than any American game. The colonists similar games called cricket and rounders from great britain. Elimination of an illogical comparison Correct capitalization of name of place Correction of a sentence fragment
Day 1 Baseball may be an older sport than any other American game. Elimination of an illogical comparison The colonists imported similar games called cricket and rounders from Great Britain. Correction of a sentence fragment Correct capitalization of name of place
Day 2 Use of commas to set off direct address “Did you know Darren that baseball was first played on a square field with stakes instead of bases,” asked the coach? “Stakes injured the players. This happened on a frequent basis. As a result, sand-filled sacks were substituted for the stakes,” he explained. Use of commas to set off direct address Use of adverb to combine sentences Correct placement of question mark with quotation marks
Day 2 _________________________ “Did you know, Darren, that baseball was first played on a square field with stakes instead of bases?” asked the coach. Use of commas to set off direct address Correct placement of question mark with quotation marks This happened on a frequent basis. “Frequently, stakes injured the players. As a result, sand-filled sacks were substituted for the stakes,” he explained. Use of adverb to combine sentences _________________________
Day 3 Modern baseball started at the knicker-bocker baseball club in 1845. But the origin of the rules have been the subject of considerable controversy. The first game was played on June 19, 1846, in Hoboken, New Jersey. It was the initial game ever played. Subject and verb agreement Elimination of empty sentence Elimination of but at the beginning of a sentences Capitalization of name of organization
Day 3 Modern baseball started at the Knicker-bocker Baseball Club in 1845, but the origin of the rules has been the subject of considerable controversy. Capitalization of name of organization Elimination of but at the beginning of a sentences Subject and verb agreement It was the initial game ever played. The first game was played on June 19, 1846, in Hoboken, New Jersey. Elimination of empty sentence ___________________________
Day 4 Elimination of unnecessary preposition The economics of baseball have changed today, making it more harder to attract fans to some stadiums. Nonetheless when their teams are winning, fans stream inside of the ballparks. Elimination of unnecessary preposition Subject and verb agreement Use of comma after introductory word Elimination of double comparison
Day 4 _____ more The economics of baseball has changed today, making it harder to attract fans to some stadiums. Subject and verb agreement Elimination of double comparison of Nonetheless, when their teams are winning, fans stream inside the ballparks. Use of comma after introductory word Elimination of unnecessary preposition ___
Day 5 The baseball diamond the infield measures 90 feet on each side. Each team has 9 fielders the catcher, the pitcher, 3 basemen, a shortstop, and 3 outfielders. Spelling out numbers through one hundred Spelling out numbers through one hundred Use of colon to introduce a list Use of dashes with explanatory information
Day 5 The baseball diamond--the infield--measures ninety feet on each side. Use of dashes with explanatory information Spelling out numbers through one hundred Each team has nine fielders: the catcher, the pitcher, three basemen, a shortstop, and three outfielders. Use of colon to introduce a list